ABSTRACT
The Chinese middle class has been growing with a certain degree of insecurity and anxiety, which has further intensified in recent years. The reasons for this phenomenon are not only related to the external socioeconomic environment but also associated with some inherent characteristics of the Chinese middle class. Rapid economic growth, dramatic social change, pluralistic cultural values, and the unclear direction of political reform make this rapidly growing social group feel the pressures, confusions, and contradictions in many fields. In recent years, the slowdown of economic growth has been further enhancing insecurity and anxiety of the middle class.
